Jack Dawkins Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Pet Semetary by Stephen King (on a lonley day at RAF Innsworth) a Louis L'amour book on a train journey (the only book I bought at the station and left on a train after finishing it,wished I had'nt because I cant remember the title,it was 23 years ago though) Stiff little fingers, song by song by Jake Burns and Alan Parker(I'm pretty sure it was a oner but I was at work at the time!) a few others would have been done in one sitting if work had'nt got in the way!I think its a really good way to read a book and hope to do it again this year,but with 4 kids running about it may prove difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Pet Semetary by Stephen King (on a lonley day at RAF Innsworth) I remember reading this and it scaring the c*** outta me! Fantastic! Just what you want a good horror to do But if I remember correctly that was a doorstop of a book, (or else my hands were smaller when I read it at that young age ) so you must read really fast to do it in one sitting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawkins Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I remember reading this and it scaring the c*** outta me! Fantastic! Just what you want a good horror to do But if I remember correctly that was a doorstop of a book, (or else my hands were smaller when I read it at that young age ) so you must read really fast to do it in one sitting! Its a class book,I dont think I'm a particularly fast reader but I did'nt know anyone at Innsworth I was stuck in a tiny little room on my own no tv nowt. so I bought the book opened it and closed when I was finished.It helps that it was a very fast paced book. I must read it again some time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatAdZ Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I read the last Harry Potter in one sitting, simply because everytime I put it down, my mind kept going over all tnhe details and I kept speculating what was going to happen! Loved those books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I read "The Beach House" by Jane Green in one sitting.. Fabulous book and just too hard to put down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I don't often read books in one sitting, but I can easily finish a book in a day. Particularly if I've got a day off and go to one of my favourite places on the train - 2-3 hours on the train, plus coffee shop and lunchtime cafe reading sessions can easily give me enough time to finish a medium length book if it's captivating enough (around 250-350 pages). Some memorable ones recently were Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones and Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day by Winifred Watson. Plus, if I read any children's or YA books, they tend to be quick reads - I got through the entire Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz in a long weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I read "The Beach House" by Jane Green in one sitting.. Fabulous book and just too hard to put down! I have 'Life Swap' by Jane Green on my TBR list. Do you know if its any good? I've never heard of her before ... a friend offered it to me as she was finished with it and said it was good, and well, you know me .. I'm not one to refuse a book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isla Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I have read A child called IT by Dave Pelzer in 6 hours, I really liked it at the time, and I read a PJ Tracey book in 9 hours, can't remember which one though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I have 'Life Swap' by Jane Green on my TBR list. Do you know if its any good? I've never heard of her before ... a friend offered it to me as she was finished with it and said it was good, and well, you know me .. I'm not one to refuse a book! I do like some Jane Green books, but Life Swap was not one of my favourites, I have to admit. I loved her early books up to Bookends, but after that, they are a bit hit and miss for me (I couldn't even finish Babyville). However, Life Swap felt like she was coming back on form, so not one of her worst, but not her best, but it did entertain me enough to read The Beach House which I thought was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaelk Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I would struggle to find enough time to be able to read a book in one sitting as I tend to read when I can steal the odd hour here and there (or when I go to bed). Would reading anything by Roger Hargreaves count though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 It's happened a few times to me, I tend to find brilliant books that make me unable to put them down. Fear by Jeff Abbot, I read in one sitting. And also the last harry potter book, Deathly Hallows. I'd slept in the day before getting my copy at midnight, so I could read it all without stopping, other than for coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Would reading anything by Roger Hargreaves count though ? Maybe! I read 410/450 pages of a book on Monday (so it would have been one book in a sitting if it was a smaller book ( ) but usually it's only children's books - I read Peter Pan and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in one sitting - or those with fewer than 250 pages that I can manage in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I do like some Jane Green books, but Life Swap was not one of my favourites, I have to admit. I loved her early books up to Bookends, but after that, they are a bit hit and miss for me (I couldn't even finish Babyville). However, Life Swap felt like she was coming back on form, so not one of her worst, but not her best, but it did entertain me enough to read The Beach House which I thought was great. Hmm .. I'll maybe put this in the 'books to be read, but not just yet' section of my TBR pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hume Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) Apart from the Mr Men and Roger Red Hat and Billy Blue Hat there isn't a book I've read in 1 sitting. Edited February 2, 2009 by Kell Inserted ALL the capitals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 apart from the mr men and roger red hat and billy blue hat there isn't a book i've read in 1 sitting. Haha, oh my gosh, I used to read them when I was little. You just brought it alll back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I pretty much read Last Test, by Tamora Pierce, in one setting today. Had to stop for tea tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 And also the last harry potter book, Deathly Hallows. I'd slept in the day before getting my copy at midnight, so I could read it all without stopping, other than for coffee. Wow, hats off to you! I would've loved to have read it in one sitting, it was so good, but it was just way too long for me to read just like that I still can't believe anyone could manage it. That's commitment if anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Wow, hats off to you! I would've loved to have read it in one sitting, it was so good, but it was just way too long for me to read just like that I still can't believe anyone could manage it. That's commitment if anything! Thank you, I just wanted to get to the end of the series I guess. Well, in the same way I didn't want to get there because of the sadness I felt that the wonderful Harry Potter books were finally at an end. 7-8years of growing up and hoping for the next instalment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I wanted to read Deathly Hallows in one sitting, but the first half of the book dragged so much for me that it ended up taking me about 3 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreader Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 By the time I was thirteen most books would be finished in one sitting. Those mystery books, Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew would only take an hour each. Novels as thick as those books the same, thicker would be two to three hours. These days finding the time to finish a nice thick book (over an inch thick with in small print) is tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malyneczka Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Yes It was A...B...C... by Agatha Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebel304 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Yes, I have read many in one sitting. HP7 I read from midnight to 6AM (stayed up all night the day it came out) cuz I'm an HP fanatic. Twilight too, but not the others, I think they were worse. Shorter books (200-250 pgs) I can probably finish in one sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDR124 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I used to read them in one sitting when I was at school (had more time to read then- sigh)...Usually I enjoyed reading in one sit books I had already read or thrillers: a couple of Lehane's were devoured in the rainy September days then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I'm getting less and less time with exams coming up, so barely getting chance to read anything more than a chapter or two per sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah86 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I wasn't feeling very well yesterday, so I stayed in bed and read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in one sitting; such a powerful and thought provoking little book, I even shed a few tears which is very unusual for me. Me too! It's the only book i have read in one sitting,I find I just hae too much to do as much as It would be my idea of heaven to read and read!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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